Emma Respect and Reputation Quotes Page 3
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #7 […] to be the favourite and intimate of a man who had so many intimates and confidantes, was not the very first distinction in the scale of vanity. […] General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be. (38.3) |
Social discrimination is as important as sociality. Mr. Weston’s willingness to be too hospitable creates an interesting counterpart to Mr. Woodhouse’s hesitation to ever leave his own home.
| Quote #8 But, Miss Smith, indeed!—Oh! Miss Woodhouse! who can think of Miss Smith, when Miss Woodhouse is near! (15.32) |
Mr. Elton taps into a common thread of Emma’s assessment of her own value.
| Quote #9 Birth, abilities, and education, had been equally marking one as an associate for her, to be received with gratitude; and the other—what was she? (48.17) |
Austen fundamentally values social equality, as we see with Emma’s re-evaluation of her friendship with Harriet.
